Photo: WayeMason · CC BY-SA 3.05 MPs share Halifax, which straddles Dartmouth—Cole Harbour and Sackville—Bedford—Preston
24% of Halifax residents have Darren Fisher as their MP; most of the rest have Braedon Clark. The Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s ridings aren’t published as open data we could find, so Halifax isn’t placed in one. Halifax’s mayor is Andy Fillmore, by the most recent open record.
Three governments, and who does what
Halifax, a regional municipality in Nova Scotia, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
nslegislature.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Halifax, from the most recent elections.
- 1Halifax councilelectedAndy Fillmore
- 2Nova Scotia House of Assembly–
- 3House of CommonsDartmouth—Cole Harbour · 24%
- 4House of CommonsSackville—Bedford—Preston · 23%
- 5House of CommonsHalifax West · 23%
- 6House of CommonsHalifax · 23%
- 7House of CommonsCentral Nova · 7%
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Halifax votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax council | 19 October 2024 | 21 October 2028 |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly | 26 November 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose Halifax council on 19 October 2024 and will again on 21 October 2028. Under the Municipal Elections Act, Halifax’s next municipal vote is on 21 October 2028, the third Saturday in October every four years. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly on 26 November 2024. The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
nslegislature.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Halifax has 5 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Dartmouth—Cole Harbour · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2015 · 24%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Sackville—Bedford—Preston · Liberal Party of Canada · 23%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Halifax West · Liberal Party of Canada · 23%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Halifax · Liberal Party of Canada · 23%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Central Nova · Liberal Party of Canada · 7%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada11
As Wikidata records them.
Of the 11 MPs from Nova Scotia, 11 are with the Liberal Party of Canada, Darren Fisher among them.
The MP’s record
Darren Fisher has sat in the Commons since 2015, now for the 4th Parliament. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Dartmouth—Cole Harbour puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 52%; Darren Fisher held it for the party in 2025.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
In 2021 Lena Metlege Diab won Halifax West, as the Liberal Party of Canada had in 2019
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Halifax West, Halifax’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour. It held 25% of Halifax’s residents.
The Liberal Party of Canada held it before, with Geoff Regan elected in 2019 on 49%. Lena Metlege Diab won the 2021 race in Halifax West for the Liberal Party of Canada, polling 48% and beating Jonathan Keith Roberts (New Democratic Party) by 12,413 votes. Halifax West turned out at 65% in 2021; the country managed 63%.
All 6 candidates in Halifax West, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lena Metlege Diab | Liberal Party of Canada | 24,744 | 48.5% |
| Jonathan Keith Roberts | New Democratic Party | 12,331 | 24.2% |
| Eleanor Humphries | Conservative Party of Canada | 11,243 | 22.0% |
| Julie Scott | People's Party of Canada | 1,447 | 2.8% |
| Richard Zurawski | Green Party of Canada | 1,181 | 2.3% |
| Kevin Schulthies | Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 85 | 0.2% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Halifax is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
electionsnovascotia.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Not on this page. Who controls the council by party (the open lists give none, and most Canadian councils sit without parties), budgets and band councils.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
Questions about how Halifax is run
Who is the MP for Halifax?
Most residents of Halifax have Darren Fisher (Liberal Party of Canada) as MP for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour; the rest mainly have Braedon Clark, for Sackville—Bedford—Preston.
Which party won Halifax in the 2021 federal election?
Halifax West went to Lena Metlege Diab (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Darren Fisher has been the MP for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour.
Who is the MLA for Halifax?
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly lists each MLA with the riding they hold; this page can’t place Halifax in one.
Who heads the council in Halifax?
The mayor is Andy Fillmore, who chairs Halifax council.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).